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Known for these resultsRole34%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 34% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio78%Bio coverage: 78% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company18%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 18% of these rows have at least one match.School26%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 26% of these rows have at least one match.
- Naman Gupta@namaanguptaFounder/CEO · Antropi RoboticsF26Industrials · Bengaluru
- Shubh AgarwalFounder/CTO · Antropi RoboticsF26Industrials · Bengaluru
- Aditya BommakantiFounder/CTO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Sai Vamshi BatchuFounder/CEO · GodHandsF26B2B · Bengaluru
- Saroosh Khan@sarooshkhan98Founder/CTO · Allia HealthS26Healthcare · New York
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ben Smith@imbensmithFounder/CEO · AsyncS26B2B · New York
- Zachary Yu@thezacharyyuFounder/CEO · BelvedirS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dan KatzmanFounder/CEO · BernardS26B2B · New York
- Nitish Kovuru@llmhubdevFounder · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Prateek Jannu@prateekjannuFounder/CEO · CoArenaS26B2B · San Francisco
- Benjamin MartindaleFounder/CEO · DonkeyS26B2B · San Francisco
- Michael Zhang@Michaelz1914Founder/CTO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Rui Wang@RRicefanFounder/CEO · EdotEnvS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ahmed Aly@zachdotaiFounder/CEO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- ibrahim abduFounder/CTO · FabraixS26B2B · San Francisco
- An Zhu Liu@an_zhu_liuFounder/CEO · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Mingi KwonFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
- Xu ZhengFounder · FamiliarS26B2B · Toronto
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Naman GuptaAntropi RoboticsFounder/CEOFall 2026IndustrialsBengaluru, India0https://x.com/namaanguptaShubh AgarwalAntropi RoboticsFounder/CTOFall 2026IndustrialsBengaluru, India0—Aditya BommakantiGodHandsFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Sai Vamshi BatchuGodHandsFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BBengaluru, India2—Saroosh KhanAllia HealthFounder/CTOSummer 2026HealthcareNew York, United States3https://x.com/sarooshkhan98Dylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelFrank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Ben SmithAsyncFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/imbensmithZachary YuBelvedirFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/thezacharyyuDan KatzmanBernardFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BNew York, United States9—Nitish KovuruCoArenaFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/llmhubdevPrateek JannuCoArenaFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/prateekjannuBenjamin MartindaleDonkeyFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Michael ZhangEdotEnvFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/Michaelz1914Rui WangEdotEnvFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RRicefanAhmed AlyFabraixFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/zachdotaiibrahim abduFabraixFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—An Zhu LiuFamiliarFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7https://x.com/an_zhu_liuMingi KwonFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—Xu ZhengFamiliarFounderSummer 2026B2BToronto, Canada7—
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Xu Zheng
Founder·Familiar
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchSummer 2026
LocationToronto, Canada
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
AI PhD from HKUST, 30+ publications on top-tier AI venues with 2k+ citations and 2k+ github stars.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
FamiliarDubbing is finally good. Audio-Visual Translation.
